Siemens Energy and Automation Inc. (Atlanta): Dennis Sadlowski has been appointed president and chief executive officer effective July 1. Sadlowski succeeds Aubert Martin, who is retiring after 40 years of service with Siemens. Sadlowski started at SE&A in 2000 as vice president and general manager of the Electrical Apparatus business unit in Atlanta. From 2003 to 2006, Sadlowski relocated to Germany where he led the Siemens Automation and Drives Sensors business. In 2006, as part of the planned succession, he returned to Atlanta and SE&A as chief operating officer, while concurrently managing the Power Distribution & Controls Division. Prior to joining Siemens, Sadlowski accrued nearly two decades of industry experience with GE and Thomas & Betts Corp.
Stuart C. Irby Co., a subsidiary of Sonepar USA (Jackson, Miss.): Don Corley has been named vice president of purchasing and inventory management. Corley will lead company negotiations with all suppliers and oversee the company’s purchasing and inventory management system. Corley has more than 35 years’ experience in purchasing and inventory management. He held previous positions at Irby as director of purchasing and inventory management as well as in sales, purchasing and operations management within the utility division. He also has responsibility as Irby’s Emergency and Disaster Recovery leader. He was formerly with Rural Electric Cooperative for 19 years, where his work in purchasing and inventory management was recognized for exceptional performance.
US Electrical Services LLC (USESI, Exton, Pa.) Randy Moore has been appointed vice president, vendor relations. Moore, who will retain responsibility for leading the US Electrical expansion in Florida, joined USESI from Sonepar USA where he was vice president of operations for the World Electric Division. Prior to that, he was vice president of sales for the Caribbean and Dade County, Florida markets. Previously, he was a regional manager for Rexel. Arthur Namerow will remain with the company as executive vice president, reporting to Richard Worthy, chairman and CEO of USESI. Namerow will continue to work with Worthy on key strategic issues such as acquisition analysis.
Columbia Electric Supply Inc. (Brockton, Mass.): Dan Oliveira has joined the company as an outside sales representative. He will be based in the company’s Taunton, Mass., location and will cover the southeastern Massachusetts market.Oliveira has worked in the electric trades since 1969. He began in the electrical wholesale business with Mass Gas and Electric. For much of his career, he has been an electrician. He was the head electrician for Lincoln Park (the amusement facility) in Rhode Island and was then promoted to superintendent of the Park.
Wiseway Supply (Florence, Ky.): Robert (Bob) Sizelove has been promoted to electrical division manager. His reponsibilities will be leading the electrical outside sales force, inside sales and commercial quotations in developing strategies that increase market share in the Greater Cincinnati market. Sizelove began his career at Wiseway Supply in the warehouse. He moved from there to inside sales, branch manager and most recently, outside sales.